Burial receptacle



Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY E. DUVAL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BERNARD J. SHANLEY, TRUSTEE, F OTTAWA, ILLINOIS.

BURIAL RECEPTACLE.

Application led December 22, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY E. DUVAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in burial receptacles and has for its object the production of a burial receptacle or vault or casket, in which the receptacle is made up of two suitably formed members that have a registering joint at the base thereof` the parts of said joint bein so shaped that when they are put ,together t ey comprise a complete closure at the external contact points and a complete water seal on -the interior, which will prevent the water from entering said burial receptacle and thus keep the interior of same dry.

A further object of my invention is t provide such a burial receptacle with locking means so that when the parts are once engaged the cannot be unlocked.

I accomp ish the above objects by th means shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a side view of my burial receptacle,

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view of same along line A--B of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a modification showing one form of joining sheets to form the top part,

Fig. 4 is a sectional View of a modification showing the top part made of sheets formed with reinforcing members,

Fig. 5 isa sectional view of an additional modication showing the top part made of sheets formed with reinforcing members,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the closure and seal formed when my receptacle is closed and showing the locknmeans,

' ig. 7 is a vertical sectional View of a modification of the closure and seal formed when my receptacle is closed.

Similar numerals represent similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, 1 represents the upper member of my invention and 2 the lower member. 3 is the usual coffin orcasket in which the dead body is placed and rests as Cil Serial No. 524,145.

shown on member 2. Member 1 is formed -of sheet metal of more or less arched form,

to leave a channel 10, as shown, which registers with the lower part of member 2, as shown, and forms a seal which is ordinarily filled with the air and should any water get through the closure at the joint parts 6 and 7, this immediately, as soon as sufficient water ets into the channel or cavity 10 to i touch t e lower part of member 2, becomes a complete wafer seal that prevents the water from getting up anywhere close to the platform part 11 of said member 2 and keeps said part dry. A locking means is shown in Fig. 6 in form of spring mounted latch 12 fastened to the edge 7 of member 2 and e-ngaging edge 4 of member 1, as shown, which automatically locks the parts 1 and 2 when they are reglstered together.

lSeveral modification of making the upper part of 1 are shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5. In Fig. 3 theupper part of 1 is shown made up of two sheets of metal with a covering p ate 13 covering the joint between same. In Fig.- 4 the upper part 1 is formed of two sheets of metal having their joining end reinforced by suitably forming the ends with projecting parts 14 and 15 fastened together as shown byy means of rivets 17 and soldered together watertight by means of solder or welding material 16. Fi 5 is thesame as Fig. 4 except that in ig. 5 a covering plate 18 is sweated on instead of using the solder or weldin material alone.

Fig. 7 shows a modification of the joint between members 1 and 2 in which the part 6 or member 1 has an additional projection 19 adjacent to edge 4 on member 1.

From the descri tion and drawings, it is evident that my burial receptacle is simple and inexpensive to make and being preferably made of a rustless metal such as zinc, will practically last indefinitely and Will protect its interior and any contents thereof and maintain the same permanent-ly dry, even though submerged in Water.

It will 'be understood, of course, that while I have here shown one form of my invention, I do not limit myself to the exact form shown, but wish to have it taken in a sense illustrative of all the forms of my inventions that come fairly within the scope of my claims. f

I claim:

1. In a burial receptacle, a lowermember comprising, a platform, a channel forme-d around said platform, an` upper member having straight sides which register with the inner sides of said channel, a laterally projecting edge froIn said upper member which contacts with the upper portion of the outer part of said channel and a downwardly projecting portion from said laterally projectingl edge adjacent to the inner edge of said channel, forming a closure.

2. In a .burial receptacle, a lower member comprising a platform, a channel formed around said platform, an upper member having straight sides which register with the inner sides of said channel, a laterally projecting edge from said upper member which contacts with the upper portion of the outer part of said channel and a downwardly projecting portion from said laterally projecting edge adjacent to the inner edgev of said channel, forming a closure, lwith means for locking said members together.

3. In a burial receptacle, a lower member comprisin an elevated portion and a channel formell around said portion and an-upper member comprising a chamber, a channel formed around the lower edge of said chamber which registers with said channel in the lower member and a laterally projecting member which forms a closure with the upper edge of the outer side of the channel in said lower member, with means for locking said members. Y

4. In a burial receptacle, a lower member comprising a platform, a channel formed around said platform, an upper member having suitable reinforcing means and straight sides which register with the inner` sides of said channel, a laterally projecting edge from said upper member which contacts with the upper portion of the outer part of said channel and a downwardly projecting portion from said laterally projecting edge adjacent to the inner edge of said channel, forming a closure.

HARRY E. DUVAL.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. WoomvARD, BERNARD J. SHANLEY. 

